Scared silly..and having second thoughts...

Cynthia, I can totally relate to what you're feeling right now. I am pre-op and my doctor's office told me 6 days ago that I wouldn't find out whether I was approved or not until the end of May at the earliest. I figured I had plenty of time to think more and more and more about this until I would finally KNOW FOR SURE if I was doing the right thing. Well, they called me back today and said that I'm approved and they scheduled me for May 14. That's eleven days from now. Well, considering it's 11:00pm, it's pretty much 10 days from now. Ten days. I'm freaking out a little - less about the possible complications from being under anesthesia than just the "am I going to be among the small percentage of people who sabotage this and end up gaining weight" fears. My surgeon comes highly recommended and has never lost a patient, so I'm trying to push all the "what if" fears out of my head and concentrate on the "am I doing the right thing" questions instead. Anyway, I doubt if I've helped you at all except to say that I completely understand how you feel. And since our dates are only a week apart, maybe we can help each other through this. I'll smack you if you smack me, okay? By the way, I'm scared too.